SouleMama Sponsor ~ IMAGINE CHILDHOOD ~

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Today, I bring you a giveaway from
SouleMama Sponsor, Imagine Childhood.
In Sarah's words:

"Imagine Childhood... a
little nature... a little imagination... a lot of play. Toys, tools and
activities for growing minds. Imagine Childhood is a family owned and
operated
company offering high quality environmentally conscious toys and
activities
that encourage exploration, creativity, and open-ended unstructured
play.."

Sarah: Since
it is a family business composed of two generations, working on Imagine
Childhood has actually created many more opportunities for family
creativity,
collaboration and communication. From the projects that we create for
the
blog to the products we source for the shop, everything that goes into
and
comes out of Imagine Childhood is the result of the collective efforts
of many
diverse perspectives with similar roots... which can be a pretty amazing
thing
to experience together.

SouleMama: What's coming up next for you and your business?

Sarah:
Currently
we
are putting the final touches on our theme for the holidays (and even
developing some of our own new products to share!) which is a lot of
fun, and
we have just added a new member to our team! My sister Jordan will be
using her experience in Journalism and Art History as well as her stint
at
Backpacker Magazine to add to the Imagine Childhood experience.

SouleMama:
Where do you go to recharge?

Sarah: Simply
put, any place where the only human noise I hear is my own footsteps and
my
shadow can share space with those of trees.

SouleMama:
What's your favorite part of your job?

Sarah: My
favorite part of this job is that I get to be a kid again. I spend much
of my day trying to remember what it was like to pick up a magnifying
glass for
the first time... what it felt like to climb up so high in a tree that
you
could just sit there and let the wind move you back and forth... how
big,
expansive and filled with magic the world was before anything had a
definition
or a rule... And even though I have to perform all the “grown up” tasks
that
go along with running a business too, the simple fact that I need to put
myself
in the shoes of a child to do them well, makes this process one of the
most
rewarding I have ever experienced.

But perhaps by far the best part about this job, is that by visiting my
childhood on a regular basis I have begun to see the world through those
eyes
again, to appreciate and celebrate all the simple, small and wonderful
things
that make up a day... a life.

Thank you so much Amanda for sharing this space with us today, you are
always
such an inspiration!

"Today
we are giving away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky winner!"

In
addition, Imagine Childhood is offering 10% of all orders placed between
now
and July 23rd, as well as free shipping for all orders over $100. Use
code
"soulemama" at checkout. Discount expires 7/23/10.

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SouleMama Sponsor ~ IMAGINE CHILDHOOD ~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today, I bring you a giveaway from
SouleMama Sponsor, Imagine Childhood.
In Sarah's words:

"Imagine Childhood... a
little nature... a little imagination... a lot of play. Toys, tools and
activities for growing minds. Imagine Childhood is a family owned and
operated
company offering high quality environmentally conscious toys and
activities
that encourage exploration, creativity, and open-ended unstructured
play.."

Sarah: Since
it is a family business composed of two generations, working on Imagine
Childhood has actually created many more opportunities for family
creativity,
collaboration and communication. From the projects that we create for
the
blog to the products we source for the shop, everything that goes into
and
comes out of Imagine Childhood is the result of the collective efforts
of many
diverse perspectives with similar roots... which can be a pretty amazing
thing
to experience together.

SouleMama: What's coming up next for you and your business?

Sarah:
Currently
we
are putting the final touches on our theme for the holidays (and even
developing some of our own new products to share!) which is a lot of
fun, and
we have just added a new member to our team! My sister Jordan will be
using her experience in Journalism and Art History as well as her stint
at
Backpacker Magazine to add to the Imagine Childhood experience.

SouleMama:
Where do you go to recharge?

Sarah: Simply
put, any place where the only human noise I hear is my own footsteps and
my
shadow can share space with those of trees.

SouleMama:
What's your favorite part of your job?

Sarah: My
favorite part of this job is that I get to be a kid again. I spend much
of my day trying to remember what it was like to pick up a magnifying
glass for
the first time... what it felt like to climb up so high in a tree that
you
could just sit there and let the wind move you back and forth... how
big,
expansive and filled with magic the world was before anything had a
definition
or a rule... And even though I have to perform all the “grown up” tasks
that
go along with running a business too, the simple fact that I need to put
myself
in the shoes of a child to do them well, makes this process one of the
most
rewarding I have ever experienced.

But perhaps by far the best part about this job, is that by visiting my
childhood on a regular basis I have begun to see the world through those
eyes
again, to appreciate and celebrate all the simple, small and wonderful
things
that make up a day... a life.

Thank you so much Amanda for sharing this space with us today, you are
always
such an inspiration!

"Today
we are giving away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky winner!"

In
addition, Imagine Childhood is offering 10% of all orders placed between
now
and July 23rd, as well as free shipping for all orders over $100. Use
code
"soulemama" at checkout. Discount expires 7/23/10.

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Greetings! I'm Amanda Blake Soule - mother of five, author of three books on family creativity, and editor-in-chief of Taproot Magazine. I live with my family in an old farmhouse in Western Maine where we raise animals, grow vegetables and make lots of things. I write about it all here on the blog. Thank you for visiting!